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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Nurses Day turns into celebration, with locals on national and world stages 

Published on 17 May, 2012 

An International Nurses Day (IND) event hosted by CQUniversity became a celebration of local talent, after Rockhampton's Jenny Anderson was announced as Australian Nurse of the Year for rebuilding the hospital renal service...

The IND event also coincided with CQUniversity Noosa lecturer Nicholas Ralph being announced as the Australian Nurse of the Year (Innovation in Nursing) award winner, thanks to his concept for a multi-functional Mobile Clinical Learning Unit for the Sunshine Coast.

PhotoID:12385, International Nurses Day organising committee members and presenters gather at CQUniversity Rockhampton
International Nurses Day organising committee members and presenters gather at CQUniversity Rockhampton

Meantime, CQUniversity student Sherrie Lee was recognised as one of only five Australians chosen for an Emerging Nurse Leader Program, an initiative of the College of Nursing.

And CQUniversity's Dr Judith Applegarth, an assisted reproductive technology nursing specialist, was feted for completing her PhD and being an invited speaker (and on an award short-list) for a major conference in Turkey in July this year.

Around 70 participants listened as State Midwifery Advisor Belinda Maier delivered a keynote address and Queensland Nurses Union Legal Officer Jamie Shepherd spoke about legal issues for nurses.

PhotoID:12386, L-R Nursing Director Matthew Johnson, Jamie Shepherd from the QNU and Norma West OBE (who was the organising committee Chairperson)
L-R Nursing Director Matthew Johnson, Jamie Shepherd from the QNU and Norma West OBE (who was the organising committee Chairperson)

There were enough audience members to attend concurrent sessions on 'Midwifery' (chaired by Sue Nouwens from the Mater Hospital) and 'Nursing' (hosted by CQUniversity Associate Professor Trudy Dwyer), featuring both health service and academic speakers.

CQUniversity prides itself on hosting community events that bring people together and contribute to the diversity of regional town and city life. Our presenters included Engaged Research Chair Professor Brenda Happell and Jenny Davis, Head of the Midwifery Program.

Associate Professor Kerry Reid-Searl chaired the evening session in her guise as patient 'Stan'.

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PhotoID:12387, A presentation was made to Dr Judith Applegarth (left), recognising completion of her PhD and her status as an invited speaker and award nominee for a major conference in Turkey
A presentation was made to Dr Judith Applegarth (left), recognising completion of her PhD and her status as an invited speaker and award nominee for a major conference in Turkey PhotoID:12389, Nurse of the Year Jenny Anderson is congratulated
Nurse of the Year Jenny Anderson is congratulated PhotoID:12390, Sherrie Lee from the Emerging Nurse Leader program is recognised
Sherrie Lee from the Emerging Nurse Leader program is recognised

  PhotoID:12391, Dr Tom Dewar presents his stained glass window tribute to Florence Nightingale
Dr Tom Dewar presents his stained glass window tribute to Florence Nightingale  PhotoID:12398, CQUni lecturer Justine Connor with evening speaker 'Stanley' a MaskED character creation of Associate Professor Kerry Reid-Searl
CQUni lecturer Justine Connor with evening speaker 'Stanley' a MaskED character creation of Associate Professor Kerry Reid-Searl